Michael Cerveris, Laura Osnes, Isaac Oliver and More Coming Up at Joe's Pub
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 17, 2016
Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly shows, running August 17-28. Scroll down for details, and visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!
Wednesday, August 17 at 7:30PM
$20
New York/Venezuelan experimental musician, XI.ME.NA Borges is an extremely eclectic songwriter. Armed with an array of digital and analogue technologies, XI.ME.NA uses her voice to blend the music of disparate times and places, creating alluring sonic collages all in real time. It's like being inside a composer's mind while she works, and the effect is totally mesmerizing. XI.ME.NA migrates confidently between avant-garde opera and electronic pop: From stacked harmonies and joyful hooks, to moodier, reflective moments that showcase her sophisticated vocals.
John Epperson: THE ARTIST PRINCIPALLY KNOWN AS LYPSINKA
Wednesday, August 17 at 9:30PM
Tuesday and Friday, September 13 and 16 at 7:30PM
$25
John Epperson, aka the Goddess of Showbiz, Lypsinka, sheds the diva's gorgeous wig and makeup with his show The Artist Principally Known as Lypsinka, a gorgeous night of entertainment, filled with stories, tunes and a twist. Join Epperson at the piano in a jam-packed musical memoir as he sings, tickles the keys and ricochets from Sondheim to rap, and from transgender icon Christine Jorgenson to Rodgers & Hammerstein. The New York Times has described this show as, "A particular treat. Superdiva not required!"
Thursday, August 18 at 7:00PM
$12 Adv / $15 Door
As the collective world becomes smaller and smaller, cultural boundaries are re-defined with often disparate elements thriving in the resulting melting pot. Hip-hop from China, jazz from India, and now from the streets of Brooklyn, House of Waters adds their unique blend of world, jazz, folk, and classical music into the cultural brew with the 21st Century sound. Bringing global passion and virtuosic musical chops, Max ZT and Moto Fukushima partner with a variety of different percussionists. They have shared the stage with many influential musical leaders including, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Victor Wooten, Tinariwen, Jimmy Cliff, Karsh Kale and more.
Thursday and Saturday, August 18 and 20 at 9:30PM
$30
Pam Ann has owned the skies and violated international airspace for 20 YEARS. Australia's very own First Class air b--ch will be raising a first class glass to 15 years of performing at Joe's Pub and 20 years of being...her! Pam Ann's barbed wit has seen her fly many a risky route and negotiate even the most politically incorrect flight path with her blisteringly funny takes on airlines and aircrew. Nothing is out of reach of her pristine white gloves, strutting up the aisle with a trolley full of beautifully unpredictable, acerbic airline satire. There's not much she hasn't done - from crewing Elton John's private jet at his express request, sharing a stadium stage on tour with Cher, and counting Madonna in her legion of devoted fans worldwide.
Friday, August 19 at 7:30PM
$20
Charles Yang and Peter Dugan's collaboration is considered "a classical-meets-rockstar duo," by The Wall Street Journal. Described by The Boston Globe as one who "plays classical violin with the charisma of a rock star," Juilliard graduate Charles Yang has performed as a soloist with orchestras and in recitals in the United States, Europe, Brazil, Russia, China, and Taiwan, and is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. Charles Dugan is also a Julliard graduate and current sight-reading professor for piano majors. The Washington Post hailed Dugan as a "formidable soloist" following his recent Kennedy Center debut where he opened the New World Symphony's 2014-2015 season as a soloist under Michael Tilson Thomas.
NEVER SLEEP ALONE, STARRING DR. ALEX SCHILLER
PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPIEGELWORLD
Friday and Saturday, August 19 and 27 at 9:30PM
$35 Players / $45 Voyeurs
When did you last make out with a complete stranger? Are you fulfilling your socio-sexual potential? What is an MBO? If you can't answer these questions, you urgently need a session with straight-talking sexual evangelist Dr. Alex Schiller. Put down the dating app and come to Joe's Pub for a wildly funny and seriously sexy live entertainment experience where the audience laughs, learns and literally hooks up with each other! After a recent sold-out engagement at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Spiegelworld brings Dr. Alex's Never Sleep Alone back home to where it all began. Joe's Pub is the first stop on her salacious soul-saving world tour. You are never going to be as young and sexy as you are right now, so what are you going to do with it? Take Robin Leach's advice: "Shed your inhibitions, kiss that stranger beside you, and you'll enjoy the wildest night of theater imaginable."
Fridays, August 19, September 16 and October 14 at Midnight
$15
Pants Velour is a beloved New York City-based band combining hip-hop, pop, rock and soul music to form a sound that evokes a meeting of the Beastie Boys with No Doubt in a forbidden, star-crossed, extra-marital affair. Undeniably satisfying, Pants Velour shows are powerfully stimulating for all the senses. Pants Velour is emcee Josh Raff, emcee Eli Northrup, lead vocalist Niki Darling, guitarist Sam Coe with keyboardist/vocalist Jordan Battiste, bassist Max Calkin, drummer John Spencer and vocalist Cenophia Mitchell. Hailed as "hip-hop/rock fusioneers...[with] a sense of humor" by TimeOut New York, Pants Velour are known for their high-energy, quick-witted shows where simply watching the eight members, in their deep synchronicity, collaborate live is a complete thrill. The band will do it all - performing crowd favorites like "Got to Lose" and "Trapeze," new music and special guests.
Joe Gulla: THE BRONX QUEEN
Saturday, August 20 at 7:30PM
SOLD OUT
Playwright/actor Joe Gulla tackles the issue of growing up as a gay Italian boy... in the Bronx! Smart, fun, funny and poignant, The Bronx Queen reveals why some people are destined to be nervous (ship)wrecks while others cling to the greatest life preserver of all: Art! (Dramamine not included!) Gulla is the winner of the 2016 Downtown Urban Arts Festival "Audience Award."
Saturday, August 20 at Midnight
$20
Fared Shafinury introduces the classical and folk sounds of Iran to his distinct musical world, populated by driving rock beats, Sufi trance like states, psychedelic loops, Hindustani ragas, country lilts and more. He weaves it together with the timeless verses of Rumi and Hafez, modern poets such as Sohrab Sepehri and Forough Farokhzad, in addition to his own lyrics, sung in Persian and English.
TAKE ME HOME: A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR WEST VIRGINIA
WITH Michael Cerveris'S LOOSE CATTLE, Laura Cantrell & FRIENDS
Sunday, August 21 at 7:00PM & 9:30PM
$25
Take Me Home is a very special concert to benefit the rebuilding efforts of West Virginians in the wake of the historic floods of June 2016. West Virginia artists and their friends come together to perform two different sets of mountain music to benefit the West Virginia Red Cross flood recovery efforts in the wake of the tragic June floods. Performers include Laura Cantrell, Ceveris's Loose Cattle, Nelly McKay, Anders Parker, Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche plus West Virginia artists Todd Burge, Tyler Childers, Larry Groce, Ona, Carmella Ramsey and The Carpenter Ants.
Rosemary Loar: STING*CHRONICITY
Monday, August 22 at 7:00PM
$20
Rosemary Loar's STING*chronicity offers an unexpected combination of monologues with a stunning variety of arrangements featuring the music of the brilliant contemporary songwriter, STING.? The show is "set" in Madison Square Garden on the occasion of the final reunion concert of the iconic band, The Police, which was headed by Sting. In STING*chronicity, Loar surveys the diverse and passionate audience and their very varied interpretations of Sting's music, then filters the words of his songs through their unique lives and experiences. The show includes many of Sting's most popular hits, as well as some lesser known songs, ?and a tune from Sting's recent Broadway show, The Last Ship.
IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW: SONGS WE WISH WE HAD FORGOTTEN -
A BENEFIT FOR THE ONEORLANDO FUND
FEAT. Laura Osnes, Ethan Slater, Julia Murney, Jelani Remy, Jake Boyd + MORE
Monday, August 22 at 9:30PM
$30
Lyz Byrne (Baby It's You) and Chris Rice (Book of Mormon) host beloved Broadway performers for a fun-filled cabaret where they reveal the most ridiculous songs from their pasts and rock out to the most embarrassing songs in their iTunes. With lots of laughter and lots of love, these artists come together to raise money for the OneOrlando Fund to provide aid to the victims of the Pulse tragedy and their families. This evening will feature a lineup of Broadway stars including: Laura Osnes, Ethan Slater, Jelani Remy, Julia Murney, Bre Jackson, Jake Boyd, Allison Semmes, Ryan Vona, Erica Dorfler, Jason Michael Snow and Hayley Podschun.
SHAI TSABARI & THE MIDDLE EAST GROOVE ALL STARS
Tuesday, August 23 at 7:30PM
$20
Born in Jaffa to a family of Yemeni Jews, Israeli singer-songwriter Shai Tsabari, accompanied by the Middle East Groove All Stars, creates an upbeat, uplifting sound at the intersection of Middle Eastern music and contemporary rock. Drawing from the diverse musical influences of Tsabari's upbringing-his father was a cantor, his grandmother introduced him to Yemenite percussion instruments, and his older brother collected 1960s and 1970s American rock albums-Tsabari's music combines Middle Eastern instrumentation such as the oud, doumbec and tar with guitar, bass, drums, trombone and electronics. By experimenting with sounds and incorporating traditional Jewish liturgy into his lyrics, Tsabari is at the forefront of a growing movement of Israeli rock musicians who are redefining what it means to be both Middle Eastern and Jewish.
Isaac Oliver SITS DOWN
Tuesday, August 23 and October 11 at 9:30PM
$20
Writer/performer Isaac Oliver's debut collection of essays, Intimacy Idiot, was hailed as "hilarious and unsparing" by New York Magazine, "transcendent" by Entertainment Weekly, "surprisingly moving" by Kirkus, and named one of NPR's Best Books of 2015. After several sold-out engagements, Oliver returns to Joe's Pub for with a glass of pink wine, debuting brand-new stories as well as sharing old favorites.
Chip Taylor & CARRIE RODRIGUEZ
Wednesday, August 24 at 7:30PM
$20
Veteran singer/songwriter Chip Taylor (The Troggs' Wild Thing, Juice Newton's Angel of the Morning) first saw fiddler Carrie Rodriguez at 2001's SXSW and the musical connection was immediate. Taylor invited Rodriguez, who had never sung lead before, to step up to the mic and sing with him. The coupling of Taylor's rough-hewn vocals with Rodriguez' sweet, country-twanged voice sent the audience over The Edge. Since then, the duo have lit a fire on concert stages across the country and recorded two critically-acclaimed albums. Tonight, they celebrate the release of their latest collaboration, Red Dog Tracks. The album was recorded with the help of Bill Frisell, Kenny Wollesen and Richie Stearnes for a collection of down home songs about life and love that showcase their beautifully bittersweet Americana sound.
Wednesday, August 24 at 9:30PM
$12
Elizabeth & The Catapult's band leader Elizabeth Ziman has released two full-length albums and a self-produced, recorded and released EP. Ziman has toured with Sara Bareilles, Greg Laswell, Lenka and Kishi Bashi, as well as singing back-up for The Shins and The Waterboys, playing drums for Kishi Bashi and writing with Ben Folds. After touring and recording her albums Like It Never Happened and The Other Side of Zero on Verve Records, Ziman took a busking in the subways of her beloved New York to teach herself to play guitar. Long a piano-centric performer and songwriter, the guitar revitalized Ziman and led to an outpouring of new songs. This evening will showcase the newest material from Elizabeth & The Catapult.
JON STICKLEY TRIO WITH OPENER THE ACADEMY BLUES PROJECT
Thursday, August 25 at 7:00PM
$15
Jon Stickley Trio has been making waves with the independent and fan-funded release of their second album, Lost at Last, this past October. The originality and sheer energy of this genre-bending ensemble serves as a welcome wake-up call for those who experience it. Rooted in gypsy jazz, bluegrass and hip-hop, in an "exhilarating all-acoustic swirl" (Acoustic Guitar Magazine), they combine Stickley's rapid-fire flat-picking guitar with the sultry and wild, yet refined, melodies of Lyndsay Pruett on violin set over Patrick Armitage's drums. Lost at Last was recorded in the band's hometown of Asheville, NC at the iconic Echo Mountain Studios under the watchful eye of producer Dave King (The Bad Plus).
The Academy Blues Project is a powerhouse rhythm section founded in 2005 and based in New York City.
They blend funk grooves and the bluesy wail of front man Mark Levy for an irresistibly eccentric sound that draws from the likes of Talking Heads and the Mothers of Invention. Their propulsive live shows tend towards the outrageous & theatrical, while lyrically they spin offbeat narratives about everything from witches' hats to shipwrecks to the mysteries of the Hollywood Hills.
ADRIENNE TRUSCOTT'S ASKING FOR IT:
A ONE-LADY RAPE ABOUT COMEDY STARRING HER P**** AND LITTLE ELSE!
Thursday, August 25 at 9:30PM
$15
Adrienne Truscott returns with her multi-award winning show Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her P**** and Little Else! Dressed only from the waist up and the ankles down, she undoes and does-in the rules and rhetoric about rape and comedy and the brilliant, awful or awkward laughs when the two collide. With commentary and 'appearances' from George Carlin, Louis C. K. and Robert De Niro, she takes on ducks, p****-puppets, mini-skirts, rape whistles, Daniel Tosh, Bill Cosby and enough gin and tonics and bad behavior to get a girl in trouble. And because the world keeps turning and giving us new rapists, Truscott will have new material tackling the latest in the news. Decorated in give-it-to-me make-up, this show is light on its feet and easy on the eyes. If she's really asking for it, then we know the 'finale' for this show. Can you make jokes about rape? She plans to, all night long! Even if you tell her to stop.
Friday, August 26 at 7:00PM
$20
Jill Sobule is a Denver-born singer, songwriter, storyteller, guitarist and gypsy. Over seven albums and nearly two decades of recording, Sobule has mused on topics such as the death penalty, anorexia, shoplifting, reproduction, the French resistance movement, adolescence and the Christian right. Her 1995 self-titled album yielded the hit songs "I Kissed A Girl" (the original) and "Supermodel." Since then, she has continued to record, produce and tour with an ever-growing loyal fan base. Sobule is considered a pioneer in crowd sourcing, with her 2009 fan-funded record, California Years. She continues to be at the forefront of exploring and creating new models for artists in an ever-changing changing music industry.
WINTERPILLS LOVE SONGS ALBUM RELEASE WITH OPEENR DEATH VESSEL
Friday, August 26 at 9:30PM
$15
Consummate masters of the slow burn, Winterpills have nurtured a singular aesthetic with lush and sometimes gritty instrumentation, emotive and literate lyrics, sublime vocal harmonies, and cinematically structured songs. Their newest full-length, Love Songs (their seventh on Signature Sounds), was released in March and showcases a more raw, sonically heavier side of the band. Paste Magazine says Love Songs is "essential Winterpills, situated at the intersection of longing and resignation," and PopMatters says Love Songs "... stands out among the throngs of indie rock albums released this year."
Joel Thibodeau's latest album Island Intervals is his third record as Death Vessel. Thibodeau's slender, winsome voice is at once so comforting and so unsettling. Reed-thin but sturdy, youthful but somehow ageless, its deep benevolence is also slightly eerie, and the way he gently walks the line between intense feeling and contemplative remove lets him sing from a timeless place where he evokes the beauty of vanished people and places, sweetness too profound for words, loss too great for tears.
Saturday, August 27 at 7:30PM
Thursday, September 1 at 7:30PM
$20
Texas-native turned New Yorker Jay Brannan writes and performs his own sweet and sad folk songs, tempered with a healthy dose of humor, around the globe. He also appeared as an actor in John Cameron Mitchell's indie film sensation Shortbus, in which his song "Soda Shop" was the highest selling song on the film's soundtrack album. From there, Brannan released a string of albums, all of which topped the iTunes Singer/Songwriter & Billboard Heatseekers charts. His extensive international touring inspired his 2013 EP release Around the World in 80 Jays, a collection of nine international cover songs spanning 6 different languages. Brannan returned to the road (and sky) in 2014 to promote his new album of acoustic originals, entitled Always, Then, & Now.
Sunday, August 28 at 9:30PM
$15
From the pastorAl Hills, hollers, shopping malls and interstate highways of Tennessee, home of country music's Bill Monroe, Bashful Brother Oswald, Stringbean, Grandpa Jones, Keith Whitley and more, comes the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band. Five guys and a scrubboard, with roots like wisdom teeth, the ban shamelessly stole a feature of the old Roy Acuff Show, a bit known as "Pap & the Jug Band." This frolicking fivesome brightens up the stage with rib-tickling old time tunes. Even better, they have an utter lack of self-consciousness (and some might say any sense of decorum). The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band not only know the music, they wear the costumes, tell corny jokes and even do slapstick gags that throw a cable-tv-numbed audience into hysterics.
Mike Daisey: THE TRUMP CARD
Sunday, August 28 at 6:30PM
$35
Mike Daisey takes on the reigning world heavyweight of self-mythologizing, the short-fingered vulgarian who captured a nation's heart through bullying, charm, one-syllable explosions and occasionally telling the brutal truth. Daisey tells Trump's story from his earliest days, tracking him as he makes himself into a new American archetype - the first rich man famous exclusively for being rich. Daisey weaves Trump's story with the evolution of the American oligarchy and the rise of dark money - a new ruling class empowered by a country trained to worship at the super classy 24-carat solid gold altar. Instead of dismissing Trump as a simple con artist and huckster, Daisey breaks down what makes Trump tick, illuminating the state of our American Dream and how we've sold it out.
For tickets, go online at joespub.com, call 10AM-7:00PM daily at 212-967-7555, or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC (Opens daily at 2PM). There is a $12 food / two (2) drink minimum per person per show, unless otherwise noted.
Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe's Pub at The Public debuted in 1998 and plays a vital role in The Public's mission of supporting young artists while providing established artists with an intimate space to perform and develop new work. In 2013, Joe's Pub celebrates 15 years of the best in live music and performance nightly, continuing its commitment to diversity, production values, community and artistic freedom. It received a top-to-bottom renovation in 2011, leading to improved sightlines, expanded seating capacity and a new menu from acclaimed Chef Andrew Carmellini. With its intimate atmosphere and superior acoustics, Joe's Pub presents talent from all over the world as part of The Public's programming downtown at its Astor Place home, hosting approximately 800 shows and serving over 100,000 Audience members annually.
The Public Theater, under the leadership of Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare, the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. Celebrating his 10th anniversary season at The Public, Eustis has created new community-based initiatives designed to engage audiences like Public Lab, Public Studio, Public Forum, Public Works, and a remount of the Mobile Unit. The Public continues the work of its visionary founder, Joe Papp, by acting as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force, and leading and framing dialogue on some of the most important issues of our day. Creating theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City for nearly 60 years, today the Company engages audiences in a variety of venues-including its landmark downtown home at Astor Place, which houses five theaters and Joe's Pub; the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to free Shakespeare in the Park; and the Mobile Unit, which tours Shakespearean productions for underserved audiences throughout New York City's five boroughs. The Public's wide range of programming includes free Shakespeare in the Park, the bedrock of the Company's dedication to making theater accessible to all; Public Works, an expanding initiative that is designed to cultivate new connections and new models of engagement with artists, audiences and the community each year; and audience and artist development initiatives that range from Emerging Writers Group and to the Public Forum series. The Public is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and in October 2012 the landmark building downtown at Astor Place was revitalized to physically manifest the Company's core mission of sparking new dialogues and increasing accessibility for artists and audiences, by dramatically opening up the building to the street and community, and transforming the lobby into a public piazza for artists, students, and audiences. The Public is currently represented on Broadway by the Tony Award-winning Fun Home and Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed American musical Hamilton, and Danai Gurira's Eclipsed featuring Lupita Nyong'o. The Public has received 47 Tony Awards, 168 Obie Awards, 52 Drama Desk Awards, 54 Lortel Awards, 32 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 13 New York Drama Critics Awards, and five Pulitzer Prizes.
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